Medical guidelines about who should be advised to have genetic testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer have long been difficult to pin down. For example, most recently, the American Society of Breast Surgeons released updated guidelines advising that testing should be made available to all patients with a personal history of breast cancer.
Read more on How The Expanded Guidelines For Genetic Testing May Affect You—And Your Children…
Read More BRCA mutation, family history and breast cancerDear patients and our community—
During this time of the COVID-19 crisis, we want to reassure you that we are taking every precautionary measure to ensure a safe and sanitary practice in order to care for our breast cancer patients who are in need at this time.
In adherence to the American College of Surgeons’ guidelines, we are committed and equipped to perform emergent or urgent surgical procedures, while non-urgent and elective surgeries will be rescheduled at a further date.
We ask that you help us drastically reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection in our offices by self-isolating if you or others who you’ve been in contact with have had symptoms of COVID-19, such as a cough or fever. Please note:
Please call our office at 865-692-1610 for further information. We remain committed to caring for and protecting our breast cancer patients in every way possible while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions as necessary.
For more information, read our blog post What You Need To Know About Surgeries During The COVID-19 Pandemic.
Stay safe and take care of one another while we take care of our beloved breast cancer patients.
—Dr. Aaron Margulies, Imelda Margulies, and our entire staff
